Dark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens)
Produces yellowish green spikelets during the blooming period which eventually turn brown to blackish brown. Can form colonies. Seeds are an important food source for numerous species of ducks, rails, and wetland birds.
Produces yellowish green spikelets during the blooming period which eventually turn brown to blackish brown. Can form colonies. Seeds are an important food source for numerous species of ducks, rails, and wetland birds.
Produces yellowish green spikelets during the blooming period which eventually turn brown to blackish brown. Can form colonies. Seeds are an important food source for numerous species of ducks, rails, and wetland birds.
Bloom: early to mid-summer
Habitats: drainage ditches; low areas along ponds and rivers; marshes; openings in floodplain woodlands; openings in upland woodlands; sedge meadows; seeps; sloughs and prairie swales; wet to moist black soil prairies; wet to moist clay prairies; wet to moist dolomite prairies; wet to moist sand prairies
Lifespan: perennial
Moisture: wet to moist
Plant type (height): sedge (2.5 to 4 feet)
Requirements: full sun to partial sun
Soil: abundant organic material; clay; gravel; sand